When might this reach a tipping point? Or has France decided that Clearview is too useful to squash?
Overdue Data Protection Fine for Clearview AI Facial Recognition Software Is Leading to Big Penalties
In October 2022, French data privacy regulator CNIL fined Clearview AI €20 million for its scraping of social media profiles and public sources for biometric image fodder. The controversial facial recognition outfit was also ordered to stop this sort of data collection and delete the data it had already collected, within two months of the decision. After failing to pay the data protection fine or provide any proof of compliance, CNIL is now issuing an overdue payment penalty in the amount of €5.2 million.
… France has not gone as far as to bar Clearview from offering its facial recognition services in the country, allowing it to keep its local website up, but the company appears to have been voluntarily steering clear of clients in the EU for several years now in a bid to avoid regulation. The company appears to do the vast majority of its business with US law enforcement agencies, and in the past some major retail chains in the country. In June 2020 the European Data Protection Board warned the company that its product was likely to be found illegal to use in the bloc.
Is China using Russia’s playbook? Might we see a second Ukraine? Can we support two?
https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/escalating-china-taiwan-tensions-fuel.html
Escalating China-Taiwan Tensions Fuel Alarming Surge in Cyber Attacks
The rising geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan in recent months have sparked a noticeable uptick in cyber attacks on the East Asian island country.
"From malicious emails and URLs to malware, the strain between China's claim of Taiwan as part of its territory and Taiwan's maintained independence has evolved into a worrying surge in attacks," the Trellix Advanced Research Center said in a new report.
The attacks, which have targeted a variety of sectors in the region, are mainly designed to deliver malware and steal sensitive information, the cybersecurity firm said, adding it detected a four-fold jump in the volume of malicious emails between April 7 and April 10, 2023.
Those who do not study history…
https://www.bespacific.com/how-people-reacted-to-greatest-inventions-in-history/
How People Reacted to Greatest Inventions in History
Real Artificial – From Printing Press to Generative AI: “Since the dawn of history, humans have been reluctant to embrace new inventions, from the printing press to modern generative AI innovations. But eventually, they come around. In this post, we’ll explore some of the greatest inventions of all time that have, one by one, reshaped the way we consume information, learn, and communicate with each other. Spoiler: people did not always respond kindly to them at first… All in all, throughout history, people have been both excited and terrified by new inventions. Whether it’s the printing press, the telephone, the computer, or generative AI, each new technology has faced its own set of challenges and uncertainties. However, as we look back on these inventions today, it’s clear that they have all played a significant role in shaping the world we live in.”
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